The Open Call 2 of the SPIRIT project invites FSTP (Financial Support for projects carried out by Third Parties) proposals that concentrate on one or more of the subsequent activities, each contributing to the growing impact on SPIRIT:
- Validating and testing third-party applications on the SPIRIT platform: Conducting experiments utilising the current state of the SPIRIT platform and tools to test established FSTP solutions in specific use cases and scenarios. The evaluation focuses on factors such as scale, responsiveness, reliability, and realism, ultimately resulting in improved FSTP algorithms, components, or products. Additionally, this process provides a deeper understanding of the performance and limitations of the existing SPIRIT platform.
- Providing new requirements for the SPIRIT platform: Conducting experiments that incorporate, to some extent, established FSTP solutions previously validated in laboratory settings, either within the existing SPIRIT platform or utilising SPIRIT tools. This aims to facilitate experimentation in a more authentic environment, leading to new requirements and features for prioritizing the future development of the SPIRIT platform.
- Advancing the SPIRIT platform: Initiating developments and experiments aimed at enriching the existing SPIRIT platform. This involves integrating and testing additional functionalities offered by the FSTP, resulting in an enhanced feature set for the SPIRIT platform or expanded support for immersive application domains.
Open Call 2 has a total budget of 1.594.565€. The targeted number of projects to be selected via this Open Call will be 15 TPPs (Third-Party Project). The number of projects that will be funded varies depending on the funding requested as well as the outcome of the evaluation by external reviewers. The requested funding cannot exceed 100.000€ per project.